Planned engineering work

Date:
13 April - 13 April 2025 11:59 PM

Routes affected:
Southeastern between London St Pancras International and Faversham / Ramsgate, between London Victoria and Gillingham / Faversham / Ramsgate / Dover Priory, and also between Gillingham and RamsgateThameslink between West Hampstead Thameslink / Kentish Town / Dartford and Rainham, and also between St Albans / London Bridge and Gillingham

Engineering work is taking place in the Rochester area, closing all lines.

Southeastern:

• Sole Street Line: Trains between London Victoria and Ramsgate / Dover Priory via Chatham will only run between London Victoria and Sole Street. Additional trains will run between Rainham and Ramsgate / Dover Priory
• Highspeed via Gravesend: Trains between London St Pancras International and Ramsgate via Faversham will only run between London St Pancras International and Strood
• Highspeed via Ashford: Trains between London St Pancras International and Margate via Canterbury West will be extended after Margate to run to / from Faversham
• Sheerness line: Trains between Sittingbourne and Sheerness-on-Sea will be retimed
• Woolwich Line: Additional trains will run between London Bridge and Strood via Greenwich and Woolwich

Accessible replacement buses will run between:

• Meopham and Rainham calling at all stations except Sole Street
• Strood and Rainham calling all stations
• Meopham and Sole Street*

*If you are travelling to / from Sole Street and have additional assistance requirements we recommend you contact the accessible travel team, send #Assist to 07866 002960 on WhatsApp or use the help point at the station so we can ensure appropriate transport is available for you.

Thameslink:

Trains will not run between Gravesend and Rainham.

Your tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on alternative Southeastern trains between Gravesend and Strood and Southeastern replacement buses between Strood and Rainham.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page.

You can find the pick-up and set-down location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.

Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

Date:
13 April - 13 April 2025 11:59 PM

Routes affected:
Between London Charing Cross and Dover Priory and also between London St Pancras International and Ramsgate

Engineering work is taking place between Ashford International and Dover Priory, closing all lines.

The following amendments will apply:

• Highspeed via Ashford: Trains between London St Pancras International and Ramsgate via Dover Priory will only run between London St Pancras International and Ashford International. Additional trains will run between Dover Priory and Ramsgate
• Paddock Wood Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Dover Priory via Tonbridge will only run between London Charing Cross and Ashford International

Accessible buses will run between:

• Ashford International and Dover Priory, calling at Folkestone West and Folkestone Central only
• Ashford International and Dover Priory, calling at all stations except Westenhanger
• Sandling and Westenhanger (minibus)

If you are travelling to / from Westenhanger and have additional assistance requirements we recommend you contact Southeastern's accessible travel team. Send #Assist to 07866 002960 on WhatsApp or use the help point at the station to ensure appropriate transport be made available for you.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page.

You can find the pick-up and set-down location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.

Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

Date:
12 April - 13 April 2025 11:59 PM

Routes affected:
Southeastern services to / from London Charing Cross

Engineering work is taking place between London Charing Cross and New Cross. As a result, no services will run from London Charing Cross or London Waterloo East.

On Saturday a limited service will run from London Cannon Street and London Bridge with most services diverted to run to / from London Victoria.

On Sunday, London Cannon Street will also be closed with a limited service running to / from London Bridge with most services diverted to / from London Victoria.

The following amendments will apply:

Saturday

• Paddock Wood Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Ramsgate / Dover Priory via Tonbridge will be diverted to run to and from London Victoria
• Hastings Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hastings will run to / from London Bridge and run non stop between London Bridge and Tonbridge via an alternative route. Trains which usually only run between London Charing Cross and Tunbridge Wells will not run
• Maidstone East line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Maidstone East will run from London Victoria, and call additionally at Bromley South
• Bexleyheath Line: Services between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Bexleyheath, and between London Charing Cross and Dartford via Bexleyheath will not run. Trains on the Bexleyheath line will run every 30 minutes throughout the day
• Woolwich Line: Trains between London Cannon Street and Dartford via Lewisham and Woolwich will be diverted to run via Greenwich and will be extended to run to / from Gravesend. Trains between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Greenwich will be extended to run to / from Dartford
• Grove Park Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Sevenoaks and trains between London Cannon Street and Orpington will not run
• Bromley North Line: Trains between Grove Park and Bromley North will not run
• Sidcup Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Dartford / Gravesend will not run
• Hayes Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hayes will run from London Victoria and will run every 30 minutes
• Bromley South Line: Trains between London Victoria and Orpington will be extended to run to / from Sevenoaks

Sunday

• Paddock Wood Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Ramsgate / Dover Priory via Tonbridge will be diverted to run to / from London Victoria. Trains between London Victoria and Dover Priory via Tonbridge will only run between London Victoria and Ashford International because of further engineering work
• Hastings Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hastings will run to / from London Victoria.
• Bexleyheath Line: Services between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Bexleyheath, will not run. Services between London Victoria and Dartford via Bexleyheath will run normally. Trains on the Bexleyheath line will run every 30 minutes throughout the day.
• Woolwich Line: Trains between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Greenwich will run to / from London Bridge and will be extended to run to / from Strood via Dartford and Gravesend
• Grove Park Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Sevenoaks will not run
• Sidcup Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Dartford / Gravesend will not run
• Hayes Line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hayes will run from London Victoria

Accessible replacement buses will run between:

• Grove Park and Bromley North non stop (Saturday only)
• Greenwich and Dartford via New Cross and Sidcup calling at all stations
• Lewisham and Orpington via New Cross and Grove Park calling at all stations. On Saturday, these buses will stop additionally at Sundridge Park

Alternative travel options:

• You can use London Underground at no extra cost between Victoria, Charing Cross, Embankment, Waterloo, Southwark, London Bridge and Cannon Street
• You can use Docklands Light Railway at no extra cost between Lewisham and Greenwich

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

You can plan your journey on London Underground by using the Transport for London Journey Planner

You can plan your journey on Docklands Light Railway by using the Transport for London Journey Planner

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page.

You can find the pick-up and set-down location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.

Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

Date:
21 December 2022 - 13 December 2025

Routes affected:
Various Southeastern routes

Engineering work is taking place at various locations on the Southeastern network, closing some lines overnight from Monday to Thursday. 

These changes may be subject to further alteration on some days, such as starting earlier, or not taking place at all. Please check your journey using the Journey Planner, and also check other items on our engineering pages for the date of your journey.

Mondays only:

Every Monday night, Network Rail carry out essential maintenance on the lines between Ashford International and Ramsgate via Canterbury West.

From 23:50 until the end of service, buses replace trains between Ashford International and Canterbury West / Ramsgate. 

Mondays and Tuesdays:

Every Monday and Tuesday night, Network Rail carry out essential maintenance on the lines to and from London Charing Cross.  

There will be no trains at London Charing Cross or London Waterloo East from approximately 23:30 until the end of service. 

Trains will run from London Cannon Street instead, and you will need to travel to / from London Cannon Street / London Bridge. 

Tuesdays only:

Every Tuesday night, Network Rail carry out essential maintenance on the lines between Faversham and Ramsgate via Margate.  

From 23:30 until the end of service, buses replace trains between Faversham and Margate / Ramsgate. 

Wednesdays and Thursdays:

Every Wednesday and Thursday night, Network Rail carry out essential maintenance on the lines to / from London Cannon Street.

There will be no trains at London Cannon Street from approximately 23:35 until the end of service. 

Trains will run to / from London Charing Cross instead, if you could please make your way to London Bridge for these trains. 

Ticket acceptance:

Monday to Thursday:

From 23:00 until the end of service, you can use London Underground between Charing Cross, Embankment, Cannon Street, London Bridge, Southwark and Waterloo at no extra cost. 

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

You can plan your journey on London Underground by using the Transport for London Journey Planner

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.